/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause * Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation */ #ifndef _RTE_LAUNCH_H_ #define _RTE_LAUNCH_H_ /** * @file * * Launch tasks on other lcores */ #ifdef __cplusplus extern "C" { #endif /** * State of an lcore. */ enum rte_lcore_state_t { WAIT, /**< waiting a new command */ RUNNING, /**< executing command */ FINISHED, /**< command executed */ }; /** * Definition of a remote launch function. */ typedef int (lcore_function_t)(void *); /** * Launch a function on another lcore. * * To be executed on the MAIN lcore only. * * Sends a message to a worker lcore (identified by the worker_id) that * is in the WAIT state (this is true after the first call to * rte_eal_init()). This can be checked by first calling * rte_eal_wait_lcore(worker_id). * * When the remote lcore receives the message, it switches to * the RUNNING state, then calls the function f with argument arg. Once the * execution is done, the remote lcore switches to a FINISHED state and * the return value of f is stored in a local variable to be read using * rte_eal_wait_lcore(). * * The MAIN lcore returns as soon as the message is sent and knows * nothing about the completion of f. * * Note: This function is not designed to offer optimum * performance. It is just a practical way to launch a function on * another lcore at initialization time. * * @param f * The function to be called. * @param arg * The argument for the function. * @param worker_id * The identifier of the lcore on which the function should be executed. * @return * - 0: Success. Execution of function f started on the remote lcore. * - (-EBUSY): The remote lcore is not in a WAIT state. */ int rte_eal_remote_launch(lcore_function_t *f, void *arg, unsigned worker_id); /** * This enum indicates whether the main core must execute the handler * launched on all logical cores. */ enum rte_rmt_call_main_t { SKIP_MAIN = 0, /**< lcore handler not executed by main core. */ CALL_MAIN, /**< lcore handler executed by main core. */ }; /* These legacy definitions will be removed in future release */ #define SKIP_MASTER RTE_DEPRECATED(SKIP_MASTER) SKIP_MAIN #define CALL_MASTER RTE_DEPRECATED(CALL_MASTER) CALL_MAIN /** * Launch a function on all lcores. * * Check that each WORKER lcore is in a WAIT state, then call * rte_eal_remote_launch() for each lcore. * * @param f * The function to be called. * @param arg * The argument for the function. * @param call_main * If call_main set to SKIP_MAIN, the MAIN lcore does not call * the function. If call_main is set to CALL_MAIN, the function * is also called on main before returning. In any case, the main * lcore returns as soon as it finished its job and knows nothing * about the completion of f on the other lcores. * @return * - 0: Success. Execution of function f started on all remote lcores. * - (-EBUSY): At least one remote lcore is not in a WAIT state. In this * case, no message is sent to any of the lcores. */ int rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(lcore_function_t *f, void *arg, enum rte_rmt_call_main_t call_main); /** * Get the state of the lcore identified by worker_id. * * To be executed on the MAIN lcore only. * * @param worker_id * The identifier of the lcore. * @return * The state of the lcore. */ enum rte_lcore_state_t rte_eal_get_lcore_state(unsigned int worker_id); /** * Wait until an lcore finishes its job. * * To be executed on the MAIN lcore only. * * If the worker lcore identified by the worker_id is in a FINISHED state, * switch to the WAIT state. If the lcore is in RUNNING state, wait until * the lcore finishes its job and moves to the FINISHED state. * * @param worker_id * The identifier of the lcore. * @return * - 0: If the lcore identified by the worker_id is in a WAIT state. * - The value that was returned by the previous remote launch * function call if the lcore identified by the worker_id was in a * FINISHED or RUNNING state. In this case, it changes the state * of the lcore to WAIT. */ int rte_eal_wait_lcore(unsigned worker_id); /** * Wait until all lcores finish their jobs. * * To be executed on the MAIN lcore only. Issue an * rte_eal_wait_lcore() for every lcore. The return values are * ignored. * * After a call to rte_eal_mp_wait_lcore(), the caller can assume * that all worker lcores are in a WAIT state. */ void rte_eal_mp_wait_lcore(void); #ifdef __cplusplus } #endif #endif /* _RTE_LAUNCH_H_ */